ABC2 Live
ABC TV, Opera Australia and The Australia Council for the Arts present Puccini's irresistible romance, La bohème, LIVE (AEDT) from the Sydney Opera House on Wednesday 29 October 8pm.
Revel in this tale of young love, with all its Bohemian grit and glory, as it is transmitted via satellite from the iconic Sydney Opera House direct to your television screen on ABC2.
ABC2 Live presents Opera Australia's La bohème is the third instalment of LIVE (AEDT) broadcasts from the thriving partnership between ABC TV and The Australia Council for the Arts. This exciting event continues the success ABC2 Live presents Swan Lake and ABC2 Live presents Keating!; which was the top rating program for the national broadcasters second digital channel since June, with 73,000 viewers tuning in to watch the program.
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Feature Program – ‘La bohème’
After a sell-out Summer season, Opera Australia revisits the production which brings Bohemian Paris to the Sydney Opera House, in all its grit and glory. Ollivier Philippe Cunéo conducts an exiting young ensemble which includes Carlo Barricelli as Rodolfo, Antoinette Halloran as Mimi, José Carbó as Marcello and Amelia Farrugia as the show stopping Musetta.
Sung in Italian with surtitles.
Presenters
ABC2 Live presents Opera Australia's La bohème is hosted by Jennifer Byrne, esteemed journalist and presenter of ABC TV's First Tuesday Book Club, and co-hosted by The Chaser's Chris Taylor. During interval there will be captivating backstage interviews with the cast and crew including principal artists.
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Free Public Screenings.
Audiences in 14 regional and city centres around Australia will see free public screenings of this innovative presentation of La bohème via the local digital cinemas. Venues in Port Augusta, Yarram, Hervey Bay, Katherine, Wagga Wagga, Singleton, Sydney, Melbourne, Darwin, Batemans Bay, Nowra, Ettalong, Adelaide and Albany will experience ABC2 Live presents La bohème live via satellite as it is performed in the Sydney Opera House.
Screening Wednesday 29th October
| 7:30 | Federation Square, Melbourne VIC |
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| 5:30 | Orana Cinemas, Albany WA |
| 6:30 | Big Screen Cinemas, Hervey Bay QLD |
| 6:00 | Katherine Cinemas 3, Katherine NT |
| 7:00 | Cinema Augusta, Port Augusta SA |
| 7:30 | Majestic Cinemas, Singleton NSW |
| 7:30 | Forum 6 Cinemas, Wagga Wagga NSW |
| 7:30 | The Regent Theatre , Yarrum VIC |
| 7:30 | Roseville Cinema Roseville, Sydney NSW |
| 6:00 | C-max, Darwin, NT |
| 7:30 | Batemans Bay, NSW |
| 7:30 | Nowra, NSW |
| 7:30 | Ettalong, NSW |
| 7:00 | Wallis Mitcham, Adelaide SA |
| 7:00 | Wallis Piccadilly, Adelaide SA |
